OpenGrok MCP Server vs Self-hosted GitHub MCP server
OpenGrok MCP Server is an MCP server published by IcyHot09. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Self-hosted GitHub MCP server is an MCP server published by adelaidasofia. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  OpenGrok MCP Server |  Self-hosted GitHub MCP server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed, marked deprecated Version: 3.3.5 Downloads/month (npm): 429 Downloads/week (npm): 52 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | OpenGrok MCP Server | Self-hosted GitHub MCP server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (opengrok-mcp-server) | On your machine (https://github.com/adelaidasofia/github-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/github-mcp.mcpb) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 31, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/icyhot09/opengrok-mcp-server | github.com/adelaidasofia/github-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
OpenGrok MCP Server
MCP server bridging OpenGrok search engine with AI for instant context across massive codebases.
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server. PAT auth, stdio transport, transport-agnostic so it works with…
How to run each
OpenGrok MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio opengrok -- npx -y opengrok-mcp-serverSelf-hosted GitHub MCP server As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install github-mcp@claude-communityRequires: GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only OpenGrok MCP Server asks for
HTTP_PROXYOPENGROK_API_VERSIONOPENGROK_AUDIT_LOG_FILEOPENGROK_BASE_URLOPENGROK_CODE_MODEOPENGROK_CONTEXT_BUDGETOPENGROK_DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTSOPENGROK_DEFAULT_PROJECTOPENGROK_ENABLE_ELICITATIONOPENGROK_ENABLE_FILES_APIOPENGROK_ENABLE_MEMORY_TOOLSOPENGROK_ENABLE_OBSERVATION_MASKER
Show the remaining 19
OPENGROK_ENABLE_SAMPLINGOPENGROK_GRAMMAR_DIROPENGROK_JWT_ISSUEROPENGROK_LOCAL_COMPILE_DB_PATHSOPENGROK_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTESOPENGROK_MEMORY_BANK_DIROPENGROK_OBSERVATION_MASKER_TURNSOPENGROK_PASSWORD (secret)OPENGROK_PASSWORD_FILEOPENGROK_PER_TOOL_RATELIMITOPENGROK_RATELIMIT_RPMOPENGROK_RESPONSE_FORMAT_OVERRIDEOPENGROK_SAMPLING_MAX_TOKENSOPENGROK_SAMPLING_MODELOPENGROK_SEARCH_AND_READ_CAPOPENGROK_STRICT_SSRFOPENGROK_TIMEOUTOPENGROK_USERNAMEOPENGROK_VERIFY_SSL
Only Self-hosted GitHub MCP server asks for
GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: OpenGrok MCP Server · What it can do: Self-hosted GitHub MCP server · Compare two other plugins
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